Scope and Contents
Kemp collected materials on historical subjects. The box includes facsimile books and reports as well as original clippings, correspondence, photographs, book drafts, etc. Subjects include the Wheeling Custom House (also known as West Virginia Independence Hall), Bev Fluty, the Hardy Cross method, Kemp’s Muskingum River book and canals of the United States. Highlights include the NRHP nomination for the High Level Bridge in Fairmont, West Virginia. The following items were moved to Map Cabinet 12, Drawer 1 , Folder 1: three engineering drawings (undated), 2) three pages of facsimile photographic prints from investigating old buildings (undated), nine pages of clippings (2013); and one map (2009).
Dates
- Creation: 1824-2000 (Includes facsimiles)
Repository Details
Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536
wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com